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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
(a) He was a writer.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a publisher.
(d) He was a soldier.

2. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?
(a) Peace.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Calm.
(d) Godliness.

3. What happened when Phillips went to the police about issues related to slavery?
(a) The police found the wrongdoers and punished them.
(b) The police put Phillips in jail.
(c) The police did nothing.
(d) The police investigated .

4. Who helped Frederick Douglass with his writing of this narrative?
(a) No one.
(b) James McAlister.
(c) Daniel O'Connell.
(d) William L. Garrison.

5. What were the ships Phillips describes in the second Preface carrying?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Douglass shocked at seeing the female slave being beaten in Chapter 1?

2. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?

3. Who did Douglass's first master have as a supervisor?

4. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

5. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?

(see the answer key)

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